HCM City is facing difficulties collecting over 9,000 tonnes of domestic rubbish every day.

An inter-regional road between HCM City and the southern province of Dong Nai will be built at an estimated cost of VND6.6 trillion (US$285 million).

Many tenants at Phuc Yen Apartments in HCM City have questioned the Department of Construction’s action in turning over the more than 1,400sq.m basement parking lot to Phuc Yen Real Estate and Investment JSC, the tenement’s developer.

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Singer Le Quyen will celebrate her 20-year career with two concerts in HCM City on December 20-21 and one in Hanoi on January 4, next year.

“The Spirit of Budo: The History of Japan’s Martial Arts” exhibition has opened in HCM City.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics under the Military Hospital 175 in HCM City held a pilot medical helicopter trial on November 8.

Suspended ventures due to lack of ­administrative procedures are instigating a severe shortage of supply and sharp increase of prices of the property market in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as in outskirt areas.

The Consular Club in HCM City will hold its annual 26th annual International Charity Bazaar on November 9 at Adora Convention Centre in Tan Binh District.

After a successful run in several Southeast Asian countries, Klook Travel Fest, organised by Klook, is finally making its way to Vietnam for the first time.

The HCM City Labour Federation and trade unions plan to provide free bus, train and flight tickets to 35,500 disadvantaged workers to visit home for Tet (Lunar New Year) in late January next year.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, will organize an exhibition of Japan’s martial arts in HCMC from November 8 to 24.

UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, today officially announced its launching date in Vietnam. The brand’s first store, UNIQLO Dong Khoi, will open on December 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

In a report sent to the NA, the Government pointed out that the volatile exchange rate between the Vietnamese dong and the Japanese yen is one of the main reasons for cost overruns in HCMC’s Metro Line No.1 project.

Many high schools in HCM City have begun to conduct tests to match their students’ aptitudes with future careers, take them to universities or bring university staff to talk them about careers.

More than 80 world-renowned cardiologists and cardiac surgeons presented the most recent advancements in a three-day cardiovascular diseases prevention and rehabilitation at a scientific conference that ended on Friday in HCM City.

The HCM City People's Committee has approved the cleanup of five canals full of litter and waste discharged by households living nearby.

HCM City wants to upgrade its Food Safety Management Board into a department and plans to seek Government approval for it.

CMC is set to launch a public transport service on a trial basis, using electric bikes to transport passengers in the downtown area this quarter, aiming to encourage ecofriendly and sustainable public transportation.